2 meals with my host family – I pay them Q5 each day for them to make me lunch, and I make my own dinner and breakfast

5 minutes of phone calls to the US (15 if I buy minutes on triple day which I usually do)

There are plenty more things I could write about, and plenty more veggies and fruits available during different seasons that I haven’t seen yet, and quite a few veggies which I don’t purchase because I don’t like them or because I wouldn’t know how to cook them.The truth of the food situation is that I’m pretty happy.My host family usually cooks decent food, and if there happens to be something I don’t like, I can always say I’m not that hungry and cook myself a little larger dinner.I’m getting more creative with the things I’m cooking and trying to use as many veggies as possible.It’s more expensive than beans and rice and tortillas, but one of the things I’d like to start teaching in the school is basic nutrition so I want to be setting a good example.

Sunday I will be making a stir-fry dinner for myself and my family using nearly all the veggies mentioned here, maybe some chicken, and rice and soy sauce.I think they’ll like it.